Girl Scouts honor Coatesville's Marjorie Lull on her 100th birthday

Marjorie Lull of Coatesville stands in front of a display of photographs of her as a Scout leader and holds two patches that she has kept, one of them from the time she was involved in the Girl Scouts Camporee in 1960.

The Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) honored Marjorie Lull of Coatesville for her continued service to the Girl Scouts organization. Marjorie, whose involvement with the Girl Scouts spans 50 years, celebrates her 100th birthday this month — the same year the Girl Scouts organization turns 100. Marjorie became a Girl Scout in 1929, and also served time as a troop leader, a service unit manager and is a proud alumna today. Lull recently hosted Girl Scout Troop 41365 of Coatesville at her home and helped them complete a 100th Anniversary quilt designed by the girls, exemplifying the motto “Once a Scout, Always a Scout.”

To demonstrate appreciation for Lull’s contributions to Scouting and her spirit of sisterhood, GSEP honored her at Covenant Presbyterian Church in East Whiteland on Sunday, Dec. 2 when she was awarded with the coveted Volunteer of Excellence pin, an honor reserved for the utmost devotion to the organization’s continued success.

This year, GSEP is joining the Girl Scouts of the USA in celebrating the organization’s 100th Anniversary milestone a century after founder Juliette Gordon Low instituted the first Girl Scouts group in 1912. Since that time, one small yet dedicated troop of girls has grown into 3.2 million Girl Scouts today, all of whom embody the mission of the organization which aims to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.